[Glade-users] setting resources

Damon Chaplin damon@ximian.com
Tue, 22 May 2001 15:02:20 -0400


Lourdes Maldonado wrote:
> 
> I am trying to display my GtkEntry fields such that they have yellow
> letters on a solid black background.  With the following resource file
> specifications I am able to get the yellow letters but I only get a
> black border around the GtkEntry.
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> style "entry"
> {
>    fg[NORMAL] = {1.0, 1.0, 0}
>    bg[NORMAL] = {0, 0, 0}
> }
> 
> wiget_class "*GtkEntry*" style "entry"
> -------------------------------------------------------------

I think you may have to use the 'base' color for the background
for widgets like GtkEntry/GtkText, e.g.

style "entry"
{
   fg[NORMAL] = {1.0, 1.0, 0}
   base[NORMAL] = {0, 0, 0}
}

Damon